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The Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve reopened with limited capacity in December. Photo Credit: Shane Myers Photography/Shutterstock.com
A new ticketing system has been deployed at the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve,
the latest step in the reopening plan at the popular snorkeling and swimming spot on Oahu.
The preserve, managed by the Honolulu
Department of Parks and Recreation, reopened on Dec. 2 with strict capacity limits: Hanauma Bay averaged 3,000
visitors daily prior to Covid-19, but the reopening pilot program set daily limits at 720 people and no more than 120 per hour.
The new policies soon drew complaints of
traffic and illegal parking on the roads surrounding the preserve as visitors
Kaanapali Beach on Maui. (Photo by ejs9/Getty Images)
The 3-mile-long Kaanapali Beach on Maui’s West Shore fronts a variety of big resorts, including four points options: the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club, The Westin Maui Resort & Spa and the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa. It’s easy to swim and snorkel from this long, walkable beach with views of Lanai and Molokai. It’s common to encounter sea turtles, and even to see humpback whales breaching the water in the distance (season dependent).
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What’s Open and Closed in Honolulu for Christmas 2020
Your guide to which services will be suspended and mall hours on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020.
December 21, 2020
We’ve rounded up a list of what will be closed, from city services to malls, on Christmas Day.
TheBus will operate on a Sunday schedule. For route and schedule information, visit
The Pali and West Loch golf courses will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. for 18-hole play and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for 9-hole play. Kahuku Golf Course will be open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed or Canceled
Refuse will not be collected. For homes with the green, recycle and refuse pickup bins, collection will occur during the next two days. Leave your gray refuse bin at the curb but hold on to your green waste and recyclables until the next regularly scheduled pickup. People with manual pickup twice a week will need to wait until the next regularly scheduled pickup. See more information, including how to dispose of live Christmas tre